Total Crime Rate
10.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Broadlea area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Pelaw and Heworth , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 693 local areas in Gateshead .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Broadlea (NE10 8XG) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 85.7% lower than the Pelaw and Heworth average (74.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Broadlea (NE10 8XG), the main crime hotspot is near Dunn Court. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Gateshead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunn Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bondfield Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cripps Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Broadacre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dunn Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dunn Court | — |
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